Thursday, October 16, 2014

The James Hearst Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Lecture Series will conclude at 7 pm, Thursday, October 23, 2014, when author, teacher and graphic designer Roy Behrens addresses the audience in Mae Latta Hall at the Hearst Center, 304 West Seerley Boulevard, Cedar Falls, Iowa. Behrens’s illustrated talk, titled “Imaginary Gardens with Real Toads in Them: Learning from Iowa Poet Jim Hearst,” will be followed by a reception. The event is free and open to the public.

Roy R. Behrens is a Professor of Art and Distinguished Scholar at the University of Northern Iowa. He holds an undergraduate degree in art from the University of Northern Iowa and a graduate degree from the Rhode Island School of Design. He has taught at art schools and universities for more than 40 years. Since 1990 he has been at the University of Northern Iowa, where he teaches graphic design and design history.

In addition, Behrens has written seven books and hundreds of essays and articles on design-related subjects, most notably books and articles on art and camouflage, for which he is internationally known. He has appeared in interviews on National Public Radio, NOVA on PBS, Iowa Public Television, BBC Radio, Australian Public Radio, and has appeared in a number of documentary films. As a UNI student in the late 1960s, as well as a faculty member in the early 1970s, Behrens knew Hearst as a writer and friend.

Since April 2014, the James Hearst Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Lecture Series has featured a variety of lectures and multimedia presentations focusing on James Hearst and his body of work. They have been presented by a distinguished group of writer-educators that also includes Jonathan Stull, Scott Cawelti, Loree Rackstraw, Barbara Lounsberry, George Day, Michael Borich, and Jeremy Schraffenberger.

Farmer-poet James Hearst bequeathed his home to the city of Cedar Falls in 1983 and asked that it be used as an arts center for the community. The Hearst Center’s 25th anniversary celebration is sponsored by the Rotary Club of Cedar Falls, the Cedar Falls Art & Culture Board and 93.5 The Mix.

Tuesday, October 14, 2014

Cedar Rock, originally known as the Lowell Walter Residence, was designed in 1950 by American architect Frank Lloyd Wright. An exemplar of his Usonian style, it is located near Quasqueton IA, and has been designated as Cedar Rock State Park. For the past ten years, the Friends of Cedar Rock organization has held an annual seminar—called An Afternoon with Frank Lloyd Wright—in which speakers talk about Wright's life, beliefs and achievements.

This year's gathering for An Afternoon with Frank Lloyd Wright
will be held at 1:00 to 4:00 pm on Saturday, October 18, 2014. It will
take place in the American Legion Hall on Water Street (Highway W-35) in
the town of Quasqueton. Admission is $10. more>>>

Saturday, October 11, 2014

Cedar Rock, originally known as the Lowell Walter Residence, was designed in 1950 by American architect Frank Lloyd Wright. An exemplar of his Usonian style, it is located near Quasqueton IA, and has been designated as Cedar Rock State Park. For the past ten years, the Friends of Cedar Rock organization has held an annual seminar—called An Afternoon with Frank Lloyd Wright—in which speakers talk about Wright's life, beliefs and achievements.

This year's gathering for An Afternoon with Frank Lloyd Wright
will be held at 1:00 to 4:00 pm on Saturday, October 18, 2014. It will
take place in the American Legion Hall on Water Street (Highway W-35) in
the town of Quasqueton. Admission is $10. more>>>

Friday, October 3, 2014

Cedar Rock, originally known as the Lowell Walter Residence, was designed in 1950 by American architect Frank Lloyd Wright. An exemplar of his Usonian style, it is located near Quasqueton IA, and has been designated as Cedar Rock State Park. For the past ten years, the Friends of Cedar Rock organization has held an annual seminar—called An Afternoon with Frank Lloyd Wright—in which speakers talk about Wright's life, beliefs and achievements.

To celebrate the tradition of that seminar, graphic design students in the Department of Art
at the University of Northern Iowa, were asked to design a series of
posters that focus on Wright and his accomplishments, not limited to
Cedar Rock. The poster above was designed by Brandi Weis in a course in Digital Image Design (2014).

This year's gathering for An Afternoon with Frank Lloyd Wright
will be held at 1:00 to 4:00 pm on Saturday, October 18, 2014. It will
take place in the American Legion Hall on Water Street (Highway W-35) in
the town of Quasqueton. Admission is $10. more>>>

Cedar Rock, originally known as the Lowell Walter Residence, was designed in 1950 by American architect Frank Lloyd Wright. An exemplar of his Usonian style, it is located near Quasqueton IA, and has been designated as Cedar Rock State Park. For the past ten years, the Friends of Cedar Rock organization has held an annual seminar—called An Afternoon with Frank Lloyd Wright—in which speakers talk about Wright's life, beliefs and achievements.

To celebrate the tradition of that seminar, graphic design students in the Department of Art
at the University of Northern Iowa, were asked to design a series of
posters that focus on Wright and his accomplishments, not limited to
Cedar Rock. The poster above was designed by Stephanie Davison in a course in Digital Image Design (2014).

This year's gathering for An Afternoon with Frank Lloyd Wright
will be held at 1:00 to 4:00 pm on Saturday, October 18, 2014. It will
take place in the American Legion Hall on Water Street (Highway W-35) in
the town of Quasqueton. Admission is $10. more>>>

Cedar Rock, originally known as the Lowell Walter Residence, was designed in 1950 by American architect Frank Lloyd Wright. An exemplar of his Usonian style, it is located near Quasqueton IA, and has been designated as Cedar Rock State Park. For the past ten years, the Friends of Cedar Rock organization has held an annual seminar—called An Afternoon with Frank Lloyd Wright—in which speakers talk about Wright's life, beliefs and achievements.

To celebrate the tradition of that seminar, graphic design students in the Department of Art
at the University of Northern Iowa, were asked to design a series of
posters that focus on Wright and his accomplishments, not limited to
Cedar Rock. The poster above was designed by Joel Steger in a course in Digital Image Design (2014).

This year's gathering for An Afternoon with Frank Lloyd Wright
will be held at 1:00 to 4:00 pm on Saturday, October 18, 2014. It will
take place in the American Legion Hall on Water Street (Highway W-35) in
the town of Quasqueton. Admission is $10. more>>>

Cedar Rock, originally known as the Lowell Walter Residence, was designed in 1950 by American architect Frank Lloyd Wright. An exemplar of his Usonian style, it is located near Quasqueton IA, and has been designated as Cedar Rock State Park. For the past ten years, the Friends of Cedar Rock organization has held an annual seminar—called An Afternoon with Frank Lloyd Wright—in which speakers talk about Wright's life, beliefs and achievements.

To celebrate the tradition of that seminar, graphic design students in the Department of Art
at the University of Northern Iowa, were asked to design a series of
posters that focus on Wright and his accomplishments, not limited to
Cedar Rock. The poster above was designed by Brad Kennedy in a course in Digital Image Design (2014).

This year's gathering for An Afternoon with Frank Lloyd Wright
will be held at 1:00 to 4:00 pm on Saturday, October 18, 2014. It will
take place in the American Legion Hall on Water Street (Highway W-35) in
the town of Quasqueton. Admission is $10. more>>>

Cedar Rock, originally known as the Lowell Walter Residence, was designed in 1950 by American architect Frank Lloyd Wright. An exemplar of his Usonian style, it is located near Quasqueton IA, and has been designated as Cedar Rock State Park. For the past ten years, the Friends of Cedar Rock organization has held an annual seminar—called An Afternoon with Frank Lloyd Wright—in which speakers talk about Wright's life, beliefs and achievements.

To celebrate the tradition of that seminar, graphic design students in the Department of Art
at the University of Northern Iowa, were asked to design a series of
posters that focus on Wright and his accomplishments, not limited to
Cedar Rock. The poster above was designed by Chase Murphy in a course in Digital Image Design (2014).

This year's gathering for An Afternoon with Frank Lloyd Wright
will be held at 1:00 to 4:00 pm on Saturday, October 18, 2014. It will
take place in the American Legion Hall on Water Street (Highway W-35) in
the town of Quasqueton. Admission is $10. more>>>

Cedar Rock, originally known as the Lowell Walter Residence, was designed in 1950 by American architect Frank Lloyd Wright. An exemplar of his Usonian style, it is located near Quasqueton IA, and has been designated as Cedar Rock State Park. For the past ten years, the Friends of Cedar Rock organization has held an annual seminar—called An Afternoon with Frank Lloyd Wright—in which speakers talk about Wright's life, beliefs and achievements.

To celebrate the tradition of that seminar, graphic design students in the Department of Art
at the University of Northern Iowa, were asked to design a series of
posters that focus on Wright and his accomplishments, not limited to
Cedar Rock. The poster above was designed by Tiffany Daubert in a course in Digital Image Design (2014).

This year's gathering for An Afternoon with Frank Lloyd Wright
will be held at 1:00 to 4:00 pm on Saturday, October 18, 2014. It will
take place in the American Legion Hall on Water Street (Highway W-35) in
the town of Quasqueton. Admission is $10. more>>>

Cedar Rock, originally known as the Lowell Walter Residence, was designed in 1950 by American architect Frank Lloyd Wright. An exemplar of his Usonian style, it is located near Quasqueton IA, and has been designated as Cedar Rock State Park. For the past ten years, the Friends of Cedar Rock organization has held an annual seminar—called An Afternoon with Frank Lloyd Wright—in which speakers talk about Wright's life, beliefs and achievements.

To celebrate the tradition of that seminar, graphic design students in the Department of Art
at the University of Northern Iowa, were asked to design a series of
posters that focus on Wright and his accomplishments, not limited to
Cedar Rock. The poster above was designed by Aaron Van Fossen in a course in Digital Image Design (2014).

This year's gathering for An Afternoon with Frank Lloyd Wright
will be held at 1:00 to 4:00 pm on Saturday, October 18, 2014. It will
take place in the American Legion Hall on Water Street (Highway W-35) in
the town of Quasqueton. Admission is $10. more>>>

Cedar Rock, originally known as the Lowell Walter Residence, was designed in 1950 by American architect Frank Lloyd Wright. An exemplar of his Usonian style, it is located near Quasqueton IA, and has been designated as Cedar Rock State Park. For the past ten years, the Friends of Cedar Rock organization has held an annual seminar—called An Afternoon with Frank Lloyd Wright—in which speakers talk about Wright's life, beliefs and achievements.

To celebrate the tradition of that seminar, graphic design students in the Department of Art
at the University of Northern Iowa, were asked to design a series of
posters that focus on Wright and his accomplishments, not limited to
Cedar Rock. The poster above was designed by Christian Gargano in a course in Digital Image Design (2014).

This year's gathering for An Afternoon with Frank Lloyd Wright
will be held at 1:00 to 4:00 pm on Saturday, October 18, 2014. It will
take place in the American Legion Hall on Water Street (Highway W-35) in
the town of Quasqueton. Admission is $10. more>>>

Cedar Rock, originally known as the Lowell Walter Residence, was designed in 1950 by American architect Frank Lloyd Wright. An exemplar of his Usonian style, it is located near Quasqueton IA, and has been designated as Cedar Rock State Park. For the past ten years, the Friends of Cedar Rock organization has held an annual seminar—called An Afternoon with Frank Lloyd Wright—in which speakers talk about Wright's life, beliefs and achievements.

To celebrate the tradition of that seminar, graphic design students in the Department of Art
at the University of Northern Iowa, were asked to design a series of
posters that focus on Wright and his accomplishments, not limited to
Cedar Rock. The poster above was designed by Desirée Dahl in a course in Digital Image Design (2014).

This year's gathering for An Afternoon with Frank Lloyd Wright
will be held at 1:00 to 4:00 pm on Saturday, October 18, 2014. It will
take place in the American Legion Hall on Water Street (Highway W-35) in
the town of Quasqueton. Admission is $10. more>>>

Thursday, October 2, 2014

Cedar Rock, originally known as the Lowell Walter Residence, was designed in 1950 by American architect Frank Lloyd Wright. An exemplar of his Usonian style, it is located near Quasqueton IA, and has been designated as Cedar Rock State Park. For the past ten years, the Friends of Cedar Rock organization has held an annual seminar—called An Afternoon with Frank Lloyd Wright—in which speakers talk about Wright's life, beliefs and achievements.

To celebrate the tradition of that seminar, graphic design students in the Department of Art
at the University of Northern Iowa, were asked to design a series of
posters that focus on Wright and his accomplishments, not limited to
Cedar Rock. The poster above was designed by Kramer Dixon in a course in Digital Image Design (2014).

This year's gathering for An Afternoon with Frank Lloyd Wright
will be held at 1:00 to 4:00 pm on Saturday, October 18, 2014. It will
take place in the American Legion Hall on Water Street (Highway W-35) in
the town of Quasqueton. Admission is $10. more>>>

Cedar Rock, originally known as the Lowell Walter Residence, was designed in 1950 by American architect Frank Lloyd Wright. An exemplar of his Usonian style, it is located near Quasqueton IA, and has been designated as Cedar Rock State Park. For the past ten years, the Friends of Cedar Rock organization has held an annual seminar—called An Afternoon with Frank Lloyd Wright—in which speakers talk about Wright's life, beliefs and achievements.

To celebrate the tradition of that seminar, graphic design students in the Department of Art
at the University of Northern Iowa, were asked to design a series of
posters that focus on Wright and his accomplishments, not limited to
Cedar Rock. The poster above was designed by Kelly Cunningham in a course in Digital Image Design (2014).

This year's gathering for An Afternoon with Frank Lloyd Wright
will be held at 1:00 to 4:00 pm on Saturday, October 18, 2014. It will
take place in the American Legion Hall on Water Street (Highway W-35) in
the town of Quasqueton. Admission is $10. more>>>

Cedar Rock, originally known as the Lowell Walter Residence, was designed in 1950 by American architect Frank Lloyd Wright. An exemplar of his Usonian style, it is located near Quasqueton IA, and has been designated as Cedar Rock State Park. For the past ten years, the Friends of Cedar Rock organization has held an annual seminar—called An Afternoon with Frank Lloyd Wright—in which speakers talk about Wright's life, beliefs and achievements.

To celebrate the tradition of that seminar, graphic design students in the Department of Art
at the University of Northern Iowa, were asked to design a series of
posters that focus on Wright and his accomplishments, not limited to
Cedar Rock. The poster above was designed by Stephanie Mathena in a course in Digital Image Design (2014).

This year's gathering for An Afternoon with Frank Lloyd Wright
will be held at 1:00 to 4:00 pm on Saturday, October 18, 2014. It will
take place in the American Legion Hall on Water Street (Highway W-35) in
the town of Quasqueton. Admission is $10. more>>>

Cedar Rock, originally known as the Lowell Walter Residence, was designed in 1950 by American architect Frank Lloyd Wright. An exemplar of his Usonian style, it is located near Quasqueton IA, and has been designated as Cedar Rock State Park. For the past ten years, the Friends of Cedar Rock organization has held an annual seminar—called An Afternoon with Frank Lloyd Wright—in which speakers talk about Wright's life, beliefs and achievements.

To celebrate the tradition of that seminar, graphic design students in the Department of Art at the University of Northern Iowa, were asked to design a series of posters that focus on Wright and his accomplishments, not limited to Cedar Rock. The poster above was designed by Danielle Shearer in a course in Digital Image Design (2014).

This year's gathering for An Afternoon with Frank Lloyd Wright will be held at 1:00 to 4:00 pm on Saturday, October 18, 2014. It will take place in the American Legion Hall on Water Street (Highway W-35) in the town of Quasqueton. Admission is $10. more>>>